Office of The Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Mass. 
Preface 
E take pleasure in presenting to our patrons and prospective customers this latest issue of our catalog 
which we have endeavored to make as complete as possible, consistent with brevity. It is impossible 
to give prices of all the various sizes of the stock we carry, without making the list too voluminous. 
We have therefore given prices for ordinary sizes; but it must be remembered that we have stock of 
other sizes than those that are contained in this list, and we will be pleased to quote prices whenever 
stock- of other sizes than those listed are required. We wish to thank 1 all those "who have so generously 
patronized THE BAY STATE NURSERIES in the past, and those who have so kindly given their expressions oi 
approval, not only of the quality of the stock, but also our methods of packing the same. 
We wish to assure our patrons that our standards as to both quality of stock, and thoroughness of packing 
have never been higher than they are to-day. We have been increasing our plantings from year to year, until at 
the present time we have one of the largest collections of Ornamental Nursery Stock to be found in the United 
States. If the reader has never visited our nurseries, a pleasant surprise is in waiting, when such a visit is made. 
We invite inspection. 
We spend comparatively little money advertising our products; but we spend it liberally in the growing, 
transplanting, and in caring for our stock. The method of advertising that we have found the most profitable, 
{S to so please our patrons that they cheerfully recommend us to their friends, who in turn do the same again 
when once they have become our customers. "WE REGARD PLEASED CUSTOMERS AS AMONG OUR 
MOST VALUED ASSETS." 
We have purposely eliminated from this catalog many plants that might be expected to appear, because 
they have been "tried and found wanting" in this northern latitude. Only those that we regard as sufficiently 
robust to endure our northern climate, have been given a place in these pages. 
We have made the descriptions as brief as possible, and only made such claims as will be justified by ex- 
perience, when the plants have gone from our nursery rows to their final plantings. 
How to To a person not much experienced in the art of planting trees, it seems to be quite a task; but in 
Plant, reality it is not a difficult one. It is our conviction that more plants are killed by intended kindness 
than by wilful neglect. Some people are so fussy in planting a tree that they consume a great deal 
of time needlessly setting a single tree, while there are many others drying up awaiting their turn. 
Do not dig the holes until the plants are on the ground and ready to be put in. A fresh hole for 
every plant. Plants must not be allowed to remain on top of the ground in the sun. They must be 
taken one by one from the boxes, or all taken out at one time, and heeled into the ground properly, 
from which to be removed as wanted for planting. Dig the holes sufficiently large so that the roots 
may spread out laterally in their natural order without cramping. Do not dig the holes too deep 
or too shallow. Consult the plant to be set as to depth of hole. The collar on the plant will indicate 
how deeply it was planted in the ground before it was taken up. 
